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Tag Archives: asian american
Koreans are not to blame
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Margie Perscheid, originally published at Third Mom I’m sure I’m not the only adoptive parent of Asian children who is struggling to help their kids understand the Virginia Tech tragedy. Tech draws many students from the … Continue reading
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by Anti-Racist Parent special correspondent Colin Bowden The blindfold of “colorblind” Pt.1 – Ethnically Incorrect Daughter “As I’ve mentioned many times before, my family practiced a kind of colorblindness when it came to me. I guess they figured if they … Continue reading
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by Anti-Racist Parent special correspondent Colin Bowden Biting my tongue: Weighing pros and cons of reacting to insensitivity – Kimchi Mamas When is it right to act against insensitive and offensive comments? When is it wrong? Mama Nabi confronts this … Continue reading
Win children’s books by entering the Rice Daddies book review contest
by Carmen Van Kerckhove Congratulations to Rice Daddies, the group blog by Asian American dads, which turns 1 year old today! They’re celebrating with a children’s book review contest. From now until Feb. 23, readers can submit (email to daddyinastrangeland@mac.com) … Continue reading
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Columnist Intro: Mike
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Mike Lee
It is a privilege to be asked to be a guest blogger on Anti-Racist Parent. Until high school, I grew up in a predominantly non-Asian environment. I was one of those Asian-American kids who wished he was white with blond hair and blue eyes. A significant portion of my high school years was spent near or at the beach in Southern California, where most of my friends were either brown haired or blond. They always got the attention of the girls, and I was usually the nice “Asian” guy that the girls wanted as just a friend. The main Asian exposure I got back then was the Korean Church I attended, my best friend who was Korean, and my family. I look back at those days and think about how ignorant I was about the whole race identity issue. My friends back then never talked about race or racism. They were too busy trying to hook up with as many girls as they could. I just remember having low self esteem and trying so hard to fit in that I did not care so much for my Asian identity. If I ever got teased for being Asian, I would just shrug it off and smile, since I just wanted to be part of the “cool” group. Continue reading
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Tell a funny story about your parents to win 2 great DVDs!
by Carmen Van Kerckhove Asian-American parenting blogs Kimchi Mamas and Rice Daddies have teamed up for a special contest giveaway. You can win one of five super prize packs that includes one copy of The Motel DVD and a poster … Continue reading
Racialicious is down
by Carmen Van Kerckhove Update: Yay Racialicious is back up! Many thanks to the wonderful Philip Arthur Moore for helping me fix a very hairy situation. Those of you who read our other blog, Racialicious, about race and pop culture, … Continue reading
Hear ARP columnist Jason on Toys R Us controversy
by Carmen Van Kerckhove Congrats to our columnist Jason Sperber! He appeared on the well-regarded Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC yesterday to discuss the controversy surrounding Toys R Us’s first baby contest. You can listen or download an MP3. In … Continue reading
Last day to nominate us for a Bloggy award!
by Carmen Van Kerckhove Today is the last day to nominate us for a Weblog Award in the Best New Weblog category (3rd to last from the bottom). Anti-Racist Parent is a new kid on the block around the blogosphere, … Continue reading
Need more cute kid pics please!
by Carmen Van Kerckhove I never thought the day would come when I would run out of photos to use for our weekly gratuitous cute kid pic series, but here I am! Help me replenish my supply by emailing your … Continue reading
Gone fishin’
by Carmen Van Kerckhove . Well, not literally. But as of today I am going on a much-needed vacation with Mr. Carmen. Not to worry though, I’ve queued up several posts (even an Addicted to Race episode!) that will be … Continue reading
Careful the things we say – and don’t say
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Ji In How do you say to a child in the night, ‘Nothing’s all black, but then nothing’s all white’? How do you say it will all be all right, When you know that it mightn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian, asian american, education, international adoption, parenting, race, racial-slurs, racism, school, teachers, teasing, transracial adoption
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Get Anti-Racist Parent delivered to you!
by Carmen Van Kerckhove Did you know that instead of visiting this site everyday, you can be notified anytime a new post goes up? Option 1: Click below to subscribe to our RSS feed: Option 2: Get daily updates via … Continue reading
James Kim: a real hero and a real man
by Carmen Van Kerckhove This is the transcript of a commentary I did last week for the radio show Pacific Time on KQED in the Bay Area. I didn’t know him, but it seemed like we could easily have run … Continue reading
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Tagged asian american, biracial, caucasian, fatherhood, interracial-relationships, mixed-race, mixed-race-identity, multiracial, parenting, racism, stereotypes, white
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How do you celebrate the, um, holidays?
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Jason Sperber
We put up our Christmas lights this weekend — well, we tried to put them up, but seeing as how four of five strings of icicle lights, which worked when I tested them individually, decided not to work when I had already gotten them up on the frakkin’ house, I guess I’ve gotta run to Target on my lunch break tomorrow.
Here in Bakersfield, of course, the first weekend of December is already late — Christmas-happy residents tend to follow the big-box retailers’ decorating lead and get stuff up by Thanksgiving eve, if not before.
Columnist Intro: Michelle
by Anti-Racist Parent Columnist Michelle Myers I guess at first glance, I would appear to be a good candidate as a contributor for the Anti-Racist Parent: I’m a biracial woman (mother is Korean, father is white) who is married to … Continue reading
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Jealousy
by Anti-Racist Parent Columnist Jae Ran Kim Everytime I hear about an adoptee who has reunited with their families, the green-eyed monster makes a visit. I have witnessed three reunions and have had many more friends reunite with their bio … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian, asian american, columnist, international adoption, korean, transracial adoption
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Ask ARP: How to handle racially or culturally insensitive teachers?
Dear Anti-Racist Parent,
I am an adoptive parent of two school age children living in the downstate region of New York State. One of my major concerns has been education and the lack of accurate information presented in our history/social studies classes. I think that teachers, even those with the best intentions, may have unrecognized bias in how social studies is taught.
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Tagged Asian, asian american, ask-anti-racist-parent, classroom, education, international adoption, parenting, school, teachers, transracial adoption
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Ask ARP: How to instill pride in race and heritage for adopted son?
Dear Anti-Racist Parent,
We are soon to be a multicultural family and I am from the belief that every culture has a rich heritage to be embraced. Our son is coming from China and I have not been content with the way some of my peers have incorporated their child’s culture into their everyday lives. I am looking for ways to give my son a positive self image about who he is as a whole but I don’t know how. Maybe you folks can help.
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Tagged Asian, asian american, ask-anti-racist-parent, culture, international adoption, parenting, transracial adoption
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Columnist intro: Margie
by Anti-Racist Parent columnist Margie Perscheid My first reaction, upon receiving an invitation to contribute to Anti-Racist Parent, was to ask who would want to listen to a middle-aged white woman talk about race. What could I possibly add to … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian, asian american, caucasian, columnist intro, international adoption, transracial adoption, white, white-privilege
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